Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Check out these nine ideas for where to volunteer on Thanksgiving so you can get involved in your community this holiday season. Just remember: Many people sign up to volunteer on Thanksgiving, so you might want to choose a different day to volunteer to ensure you’re helping when the soup kitchen or food bank is in need.

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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Small business owners especially might skimp on office products and services to save money—but what if those purchases themselves end up saving you money ? Here’s what products and services to look into at your next budget meeting to give your space and processes a pick-me-up.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. I guess he thought I needed the help. Another one I never use.

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Success

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The holiday season is magical when cities come alive with festive cheer. These markets, with their twinkling lights, cozy decorations and pop-up stalls of sweet treats, offer an immersive opportunity to experience the season’s joy. This destination has been ranked as the top holiday market in the U.S.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 23, 2012

Most employees take their annual leave , have a great time away, occasionally check their blackberry and think no more about work except on their return when they show their colleagues a few holiday snaps and say they had a good time… Well as assistants we know that we are not most employees! New York here I come!

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule.

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Success

MAY 9, 2022

Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. Cape Up so You Don’t Cop Out. What about our deposit? What will we do instead?

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Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Society of American Florists says the holiday easily claims the mantle as the top U.S. holiday for flower sales, and it estimates growers produce more than 250 million roses annually for this celebration alone. Frank isn’t alone in her observation. They officially took over ownership in May 2021. It’s hectic and it’s pricey.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Preparing for time out of the office for the holidays is frustratingly stressful. It’s supposed to be the most magical time of the year and somewhere amongst the gifts, parties, and holiday movies, we are still expected to carry our normal workload. Clean Out and Back Up Your Systems. The audacity!

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Energage

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This holiday season, give your employees the gift that truly matters: the opportunity to be heard. Benefits make up an important part of employee compensation. Costs keep going up, and coverage keeps getting worse.” “Actual sick pay/time. Still, they can often be confusing and can change in multifaceted ways from year to year.

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Success

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I Don’t Subscribe to ‘New Year, New You’ Although the holidays are a time of joy and gratitude, we often fill the last days of the year with forward thinking, our faces to the horizon, looking for ways to make the following year even better. Never Give Up on Yourself.

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Allwork

AUGUST 30, 2022

If you need to present the same content to teams globally, set up multiple meetings. Use a cultural calendar to avoid setting meetings on holidays. Plan virtual “town hall” meetings where employees can be updated on important activities and results. Be cognizant of the time zones.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

Color coding your calendar is one of those organizational tricks that most people shrug off. I’m here to tell you – if you aren’t color coding your calendar, you’re missing out. Color coding your calendar allows you to see how your time will be used at a glance. Really, it’s up to you!

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Success

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s happened to the most successful among us: You wake up, maybe in the middle of the night or maybe past your alarm, with those dreaded symptoms. You might even have a debate with yourself, while skimming your calendar to-dos and meetings, obligations and responsibilities, about what it would be like to just miss it all and stay in bed.

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Simple Productivity Blog

APRIL 20, 2025

I flipped to a third podcast and heard another guest talking about how getting up at three was the key to making sure you get your focused work done. The fourth podcast opened with what I can only describe as heavy metal bagpipes, so I gave up. As a person in IT, it is important that I keep up with the latest technologies.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

With just less than two months to go, how are you going to wrap them up? Some people who lost their jobs actually ended up in better positions. Look at your calendar between now and year-end. Consider your commitments, schedules, things you need to do, holiday events, and block necessary time to reduce stress.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They facilitate interaction between teams, build relationships and empathy between coworkers, and amp up employee engagement. When you are hosting large, annual events such as your company holiday or summer party, planning in advance is your best advantage. The benefits of team events are well known. Food and beverage requirements.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 3, 2008

By letting go of these five tasks that you SHOULD be delegating ensures that you can free up your time and focus on your clients and income generating activities: #1 Designing promotions. Or maybe you have a special holiday promotion? Your VA can help you here by setting up and maintaining a mailing list for you.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2012

They have a Holiday Grand Plan. By breaking down all the tasks needed to clean and organize the house and prepare for the holidays, and dividing them into weekly assignments, the Holiday Grand Plan will help you reach the season calm, centered and ready tocelebrate from a clean and organized home. What are you waiting for?

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

holidays (even though we have automatic calendars that inform us of these details),” said R. And due to Europe’s more generous vacation, part-time schedule, and holiday schedules, the U.S. employees were expected to pick up the slack for their European counterparts by taking on their clients as well.”

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 21, 2016

Outlook can automatically add public holidays to your calendar and it has nearly 100 different locations to choose from so it is well worth putting these in if you work closely with offices in other locations. To add public holidays go to Options > Calendar > Add Holidays, and choose the countries that you are working with.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

There are several holidays throughout they year that naturally lend themself to you taking some downtime — there is no need for you to continue to remain a slave to your business! The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. And you make sure your systems are set up to support you. Spring break/Easter.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

It’s that time of year when we start to hear about setting goals for 2013; make 2013 your best year ever; up level your business in 2013; and all that other stuff. I know we have a Thanksgiving Holiday (for those of us in the US) and Christmas/New Year’s too, but that’s really no excuse to slow down and not take action.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

As I’ve always said our main role as assistants is to free up time in our executive’s day so that they can focus on the big stuff. There are so many ways we can help them with this from managing their calendar effectively, minimising interruptions and generally keeping them on track. Holiday and sickness records.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 5, 2011

There is a board meeting coming up next week and I've been organizing that. Our office starts a vacation calendar around mid-May and all staff enter their vacation requests for the summer. I haven't been blogging in awhile because there have been lots of things going on in my personal life and at work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Speak up for the values of Christmas. Don’t cram your Calendar so full that you have no time for reflection. Tags: Motivation Advent CARE Package Christmas Gift Goodwill Industries Holidays Peace on Earth (Holiday Greeting Cards). Entertain neighbours and workmates, etc. Donate to a charity in someone’s name.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

Color coding your calendar is one of those organizational tricks that most people shrug off. I’m here to tell you – if you aren’t color coding your calendar, you’re missing out. Color coding your calendar allows you to see how your time will be used at a glance. Really, it’s up to you!

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

The key to making an office gift swap stress-free and fun for all involved is to establish some clear guidelines while allowing some room for flexibility and fun so it doesn''t end up feeling as rote as the last mandatory meeting. Holiday gift baskets. Secrets and Swaps.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly. Take a stock of your pantry and fill it up with necessary items.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time. Also plan your programs and trainings around your vacation time.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. This year, I’ve got 20 other ideas for you – some ideas that you may want to steal and buy for yourself this holiday season! Once I read it, I knew that endorsing it would be the least I could do—I wound up writing the foreword for it! Bring Gratitude Cards.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. April 09, 2010 Jakob said. Excellent material!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The holiday season is rapidly approaching and it's time to start planning. Once you've taken care of Halloween costumes, settled on Thanksgiving plans, ordered your photo holiday cards and started your Christmas shopping list, it's easy to forget about New Year's Eve. Remember how the Mayan calendar scheduled the world to end in 2012?

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